Actuating mechanism



June 12, 1 945. s ETAL 2,378,330

ACTUATING MECHANISM Filed March 15, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet l QMMLWRS aw- M ATTORNE June 12, 1945. B. SCHILL ET AL 2,378,330

ACTUATI'NG MECHANISM Filed March 13, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 AT TOR NEY -;.construction Patented June 12, 1945 "25378330 .:ACTUATING MECHANISM Bernardil.schillfland'flarryilt..II'raphagemBockford, 111., assignors to LL31, Case Company, Racina'Wisqa corporation r'Applioation MarchrB, 19&2,-Serial.=No.-:434;470

eclai s. 401192- 92) .mhe; present invention ,relates to :control :means and :more particularly to such means adaptedzto 'controlza clutch. r jMoret-particularly the invention relates itosuch a control means and clutch as will be suitable for ruseton azmachine'such aszargrain drill; or similar eagriculturaliimplement andan object thereof isLt'o .ngenerallyiimprove the construction and operation of devices of this class. .More particularly zan iobjectris touprovide aicontrol means whereby a :simplemonnectionsuch tas;a trip rope or the like -willaoperate :to start: certain mechanism uponrone actuation-rand toi-stop themechanism on thenext z-zactuation. .-A further objectiis :toprovide1such a manufaotured and which will be extremely :reli- =ablei1mier the adverse conditions and treatment I Ltowhich-suchimplementsare subjected. r

"-Further objectsand advantagesof the invenrerally ,designated as [6 -.which may be very inexpensively :1'5

ztionwill become apparentirom a consideration 1'20 ;the irollowing detailed description taken ,in .connection ":with the accompanying drawings wherein a -satisfact'ory embodiment of ithezinven- JiiOXl -iS .-shown. .However, it is to be understood .that :thelinvention .isnot limited to the details .disclosed but includes all :such variations and modifications as iall' within the .spiritof the inventionias herein'expressed.

In theannexed drawings Figure .1. is an "end elevation of a portion of a grain drill showing an illustrative embodiment of theinventiom :Figf2 isafragmentary;sectional'view taken-son 11118411116 '2-'2 of (Fig. .1. a v -:F.?i g.i3:is-.a similar view taken-son the .line 3--3':of Fig. W1. r v

':Eig.=-.4:is an enlarged section of certain tmechat uism-indicatediiniFig. 1 taken partly on theline "of :Fig. v1. v. 3 i-Fig. :issa-similar view .of the partsaina different iposition.

LFig.=6 iswa wiewsimilar toFig. 2:but indicating athegpartsin partlyshifted position.

L'Fig. Iris ;a*similar view showing the partsaft'er completion :of the vmovementindicated in Fig. 6.

Asindicated :in :Fig. 1, the illustrative embodimentiof therinventi'onrappliesto a grain drill generally designated as I 0; only a -portion :o'f whichiisrnecessary to beushown. Grain :drill has a schassis frame :member 1'! on which is mountediazseed box 112 of .the usual :or suitable adesign. r Ant-shaft albearing M and serves to actuate any suitable type (Of iseed .dropping :mechanism "not :ne'cessary t0be5shown orrlescribed 'Shaft l:3;is rotated:in

"I 3 Y, is rotatably: supported :from' 1 --theapr.esent instance fromtaz'chain Y5 actuated in v-well-rknownt manner and driving a sprocket gen- -with- 'shaft -I 3 'or2disconne'cte'dtherefrom by actuation :of? attripielement tor rope 1'1 connected with a-lever "IB'ras will sappeawsuocessive actuation of memberdfl alternately engaging and disengaging sprocket t6l'from shaft 13. j I

:Referring :to Fig. 4,:sproc'ket it has a bearing ;portion .l9 slidably :journaledtoh' bove mentioned -;shaft il3;and isalso :provided'with a clutch element generally designatediiaslifl, having teeth fill-4| engageable with teeth 712- 22 on a: clutch element generally designated as' 23 fixed with shaft 1 3,i"aszfor:examplerby 1a pin24.

.Clutch'member 23 in1the present instance is Ejourn-aled iinzabove :mentioned bearing M which .is'ffixed, :to :or rsupported from above mentioned rseed :lbox l2. With 'clutchzteeth 2 l engaged with clutch .teeth 22', ;a :driving :connection is accordinglyv'established between sprocket l6 and shaft .t-3.--(Dn the cthernhand'withtteeth Ilseparated from teethz'llras indicatedzinzFigfi, no driving *connectionlis established -=vand sprocket 1'6 runs idly :oni' shaft I 3.

Sprocket H5 'is continuously urged to the'right as seen-inslligs? 4 BQl'ld'i5 :by aawspring-JE disposed ,about'sbearing portion 1:9 and comp'ressedbetween va:shoulder.portion 26 0f rsprocket "l6 and a collar 2.1 constitutingfpart :of 7a.:thrust bearing generally :designated as 28,'-Fi'g.- 2. f

1 hrust: hearing 28 maybe 'oi" any suitable 'type within the contemplation of'the:'invention, in the fpresent :instanoe comprising above mentioned collarilandasecond collari29, fixedwith shaft J3 as by rat :pin $30,:collar 21 being journaled on shaft 1 ['3 :and :any' suitable anti-friction expedient being interposed between-the collars, in" the present instance ball bearings 31. Thus when sprocket lrfiiisrunning idly, collar 21 may follow, beingsdriven byi'spring 2 5 so i that no undue "damage or wearonlzthe'spring or its'associated parts will occur. Spring 25 acoordingly maintains cluteh elements 20 and 23 engaged, unless *prevented, ias'iwill :appear. v

.A'b'overmentionedbearing l lis :provided with ream portionsiB! "and 3-3 and a "collar generally designatedzas fl hasfcam'portions'fii and 36, pro- "j ecting ithere'from I between -'above mentioned cam portions 32 and 33, in one position oi--collar 34. Collar 93'4'iengages'a-"shoulder 3'! '-'on above menv.tionetl sprocket EIS and is journaled on clutch memberslzlhand 2-3. l'totati'on of collar 34 will 'cause fcamzportions fi and 3 6 to ride on cam porsupported on the shaft. 'rSprocket H5 may :be connectedlin driving relation tions 32 and 33, thus forcing collar 34 to the left as seen in Fig. 5. This will urge sprocket I6 also to the left, compressing spring 25 and separating clutch elements 20 and 23. Under these conditions, sprocket I6 will rotate idly on shaft I3 as above suggested.

Rotation of collar 34 in the present instance is effected as follows. The collar has an upwardly extending arm 38 pivoted at39 to a forwardly extending slide rod 40 guided for rocking and sliding movement in a support 4I fastened to frame element I I as for example by an angle iron 42. Collar 34 also has a downwardly extending arm 43 pivoted at 44 to a second slide rod 45 also slidable in support H but spaced from rod 40 as seen in Figs. 2, 6 and 7. Between rods 40 and 45 is disposed above mentioned lever I8 fulcrumed at 46 to a plate or the like 41 fixed by means of rivets or the like 48 to above II.

Fulcrum 46, as more particularly indicated in Fig. 3, provides for rocking of lever I8 in various directions. Thus, plate 4! carries a hub or support 49 in which is fixed a bolt or pin 50. Lever I8 in the present instance is loosely journaled on bolt 58 and yieldably pressed against hub 49 by a spring Spring 5I is compressed between lever I8 and a washer or the like 52 in the present instance by a nut 53. Lever I8 will accordingly swing in a path determined by its engagement with hub 49, but may be diverted from said path by any lateral force sufiicient to cause further compression of spring 5I.

Rod 48, Fig. 2, has a finger 54 in the present instance inclined inwardly toward rod 45 in the path of swinging movement of lever I8. Finger 5 clears the plane of rod 45 sufliciently to provide room for lever I8 to pass between finger 54 and rod 45. In similar manner rod 45 has a finger 55 inclined toward rod 45. Finger 55 would also be in the path of lever I8 if the latter were not intercepted by above mentioned finger 54. Again finger 55 clears the plane of rod 40 sufiiciently to provide passage for lever I8.

Referring now to Figs. 2, trip member I! initiates movement of lever I8 to the left as seen in Fig. 2. Lever l8 almost immediately encounters finger 54. Owing to the inclination of finger 54, lever I8 is forced to one side toward and into contact with rod 40 as indicated in Fig. 6. Further movement of lever I 8, through engagement with finger 54, moves rod 48 to the left thus rocking collar 34 and urging the parts toward the position shown in Fig. 5.

Booking of collar 34 causes movement toward the i right of rod 45, as will be apparent, but owing to the position of lever I8, finger 55 does not interfere with movement of lever I8, the two missing each other as clearly indicated in Fig. 6. Continued movement of lever I8 brings the parts to the extent of their movement, whereupon cam portion 36 will be in engagement with cam portion 32 and clutch elements 20 and 23 will be disengaged as seen in Fig. 5.-

Lever I8, as indicated in Fig. 1, has an arm 56 extending below fulcrum 46 and to which is pivoted at 51 a spring 58 anchored on a member 59 fixed with above mentioned frame member I I and any suitable stop means such as a tongue 58 carried by plate 4'! limits the movement of lever I8 to that extent.

Release of trip means I! therefore allows lever I8 to return toward the right as seen in Fig. 7, the lever encountering finger 55 on its return movement. Due to the inclination of finger 55 mentioned frame element 6 and '7, actuation of spaced interconnected however, lever I8 is readily forced to one side and passes the finger as seen in Fig. 7. The lever comes to rest in the dotted position indicated in Fig. 7 where it remains until the next actuation of trip means I1. In this position it rests against a stop element of any suitable type 6|.

Upon the next actuation of trip means I1, lever I8 will again move to the left but this time will encounter finger as clear from Fig. 7. An exactly similar series of operations then takes place, lever I8 moving rod 45 to the left and passing finger 54 by virtue of contact of the lever with rod 45. This rocks collar 34 in a clockwise direction as seen in Fig. 1, moving cam portion 38 back toward the position indicated in Fig. 2. This position is achieved when arm 56 encounters tongue 60 and the clutch parts are restored to the position shown in Fig. 4. Release of trip member I? restores lever I8 to the position shown in Fig. 2 with clutch elements 20 and 23 engaged.

It will thus be apparent that a clutch actuating device has been provided which will alternately engage and disengage the drive mechanism to a seeding device upon successive manipulations of a trip member.

The above being a complete description of an illustrative embodiment of the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a clutch for a grain drill, interengageable clutch elements, mechanism for engaging and disengaging said clutch elements, and mechanism for actuating said engaging mechanism including oppositely movable slide rods, a lever between said rods and transverse thereof, trip means for rocking the lever at will, said lever being adapted to rock both in the direction of the rods and also transversely thereof, a finger on each rod and extending toward the other rod and into the path of said lever when said lever is actuated by said trip means, and each of said fingers being so inclined relatively to the direction of movement of said lever induced by said trip means as to swing said lever transversely of said direction out of the path of the other finger, and movement of said lever actuating said rod through said finger for actuating said clutch engaging and disengaging mechanism and retracting the other rod.

2. In a grain drill the combination of a drive shaft for a seed dropping mechanism, a jaw clutch element on the shaft, a bearing disposed about the shaft and in which said clutch element is journaled, a cam portion on said bearing, a collar journaled on said jaw clutch and having a cam portion engaged with the cam portion on said bearing, a driving element journaled on said shaft and having a clutch element engageable with the clutch element aforesaid in one position of said driving element, means continuously urging said driving element in a direction to cause engagement of said clutch elements, an arm extending upwardly from said collar, a rod pivotally connected to said arm and extending laterally thereof, a second arm extending downwardly from said collar, 2. second rod pivotally connected to the second arm and extending laterally thereof generally in the same direction as the first mentioned rod, but spaced therefrom, a lever between the rods and transverse thereof, a trip rope extending from the lever, a finger on each rod and extending toward the other rod and into the path of said lever when said lever is actuated by said trip rope, and each of said fingers being so shaped as to swing said lever to one side out of ing said collar elements, a shiitable element of positions,

nectionsfrom said actuating element to said shiftable element adapted upon one actuation of said place said clutch trip member to move said shiftable element to one of said positions for engagement of said clutch clutch elements.

a clutch having driving and driven elements,. and upon disengagement of said HARRY R. TRAPHAGEN.

another actuation of said member to move said shiitable element to another of said positions for BERNARD J. SCHILL. 

